Tommy Fury appears interested in fighting Jake Paul once again.
The fight already happened once, with the reality TV star-boxer, Fury, out-pointing Paul at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia three years ago.
Paul has only grown in the sport since then, beating Nate Diaz, journeymen boxers, a bare-knuckle fighter, a near-60 Mike Tyson, and perhaps his best achievement — a legitimate 10-round win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. — before he suffered a twice broken jaw, getting dropped twice, in a sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua.
Fury still fights but is nowhere near as active as his old rival, tallying wins only against creator-boxer, KSI, and largely unheralded Kenan Hanjalic.
But, considering where they are in their respective careers, a fight against the other remains one of the most lucrative options.
To Give Me Sport, Fury talked about whether a second fight could happen or not, while appraising Paul’s power — whether he has it, like his highlight-reel suggests, or if it’s more like a facade.
“To be honest with you, not that I felt,” said Fury. “When you see him knock out [Tyron] Woodley like he did, and other people, flat on their faces — I didn’t … I didn’t feel that power. No.
“I knew when he knocked out Woodley, I thought … ‘Well, okay.’ But then I got in the ring with him. It didn’t feel that. I’m not knocking him because he’s only been boxing for a short amount of time, so all props to him.”
Finishing, he talked about the probability of a rematch:
“Listen, we got the fight on once before so I’m sure we’ll get the fight on once again.”
— Tommy Fury on Jake Paul rematch
Other options for Jake Paul could include Francis Ngannou in boxing, or a Diaz rematch but this time in MMA. Fury, though, seems the most likely.
